How Gooding County Law Enforcement Works Together

Clip from Episode 76

Small Town Law: Surprising Cooperation Between Gooding County Sheriff's Office and City Police

Discover how the Gooding County Sheriff's Office provides crucial support and guidance to the younger Gooding Police Department. Despite common city-county tensions, these two forces share a strong collaborative relationship. How do they manage to work together seamlessly and benefit from each other's intel?

00:00 Introduction to Law Enforcement Collaboration
00:22 Assisting the City Police Department
01:07 Interagency Relationships and Cooperation
01:28 Manpower and Resource Sharing

Watch here: https://youtu.be/CMt52Rvq4-4

Interview of Gooding County Sheriff's Office Detective Alex Boyer

Years of Service: 2001-Present

Alex had studied to become a music teacher, but along the way decided that his greater calling was to go into law enforcement. Alex explains that it was a combination of wanting to serve his community and growing up with his father and uncle in law enforcement that ultimately drove him to pursue a career in law enforcement.

During this episode, Alex discusses his journey from a jail deputy to patrol and the realities of working for a small department where you investigate many of the calls you take on patrol. In his 18 years on patrol, Alex investigated many crimes including murder while working on patrol after only a few years.

Alex was promoted to detective and has investigated numerous crimes including rape, child molestation, theft, armed robbery, and homicide. Alex is generally the person who conducts the interviews of suspects and interviewing witnesses. During this episode, Alex discusses a few of the interesting cases he has dealt with over the years.